n8n is 57% cheaper
than Albato
$26.85/mo (Starter) vs Albato Pro · 5k at $62/mo — covering 50% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Pro · 5k plan at $62/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Starter: 26.85 USD/monthly.
Albato costs $62/mo on the Pro · 5k plan at 1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 4 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
n8n covers 50% of the 4 capabilities compared against Albato. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | n8n | Albato |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-step workflows | ✗ | ✓ |
| AI agents | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom app connectors | ✗ | ✓ |
| Execution logs | ✓ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities Albato has that n8n lacks.
- Multi-step workflows — Chain multiple steps together into one automated workflow.Missing from n8n.
- Custom app connectors — Build a connector for an app not natively supported.Missing from n8n.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
| Usage | Albato | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| 500 runs/month | $22/moPro | $26.85/mocosts moreStarter |
| 1,000 runs/month | $62/moPro · 5k | $26.85/mocheaperStarter |
| 5,000 runs/month | $110/moPro · 10k | $67.13/mocheaperPro |
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Starter | $26.85/mo |
| Pro | $67.13/mo |
| Business | $778.10/mo (billed yearly) |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Community Edition | Free |
| Free | Free |
| Pro | $22/mo |
| Pro · 5k | $62/mo |
| Pro · 10k | $110/mo |
| Teams (Coming soon) | $93/mo |
| Custom | Contact sales |
| Embedded Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is n8n than Albato?
57% cheaper in our scenario (1,000 runs/month of a 3-step workflow (trigger + 2 actions), monthly billing): $26.85/mo on Starter vs $62/mo on Pro · 5k. That is $421.80 a year.
What does n8n lack compared with Albato?
Multi-step workflows, Custom app connectors — 2 of the 4 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
Albato: 2026-10-28; n8n: 2026-10-28 — on the official pricing pages.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources & freshness
- https://albato.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://albato.com/embedded/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
- n8n data last verified 2026-10-28